SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- California's drought and the nation's financial problems are hitting the state's agricultural community hard.
For the second year in a row, farmers are dealing with extremely low amounts of rain and limited water supplies. So far this year, the drought has cost Central Valley farmers an estimated $260 million. In addition, some 80,000 acres of farmland have either been left unplanted or abandoned entirely due to the severely limited water supply.
This is causing a ripple effect among the Central Valley community. With no high volume of crops, stores, restaurants and farm equipment repair shops suffer. Companies that process the raw food products lose out as well.
KCBS’ Rebecca Coral reports
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